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Sophia4

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9. An eloquent response by Roger Cohen to that vile figure, Trump.

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 12:47 PM

Feb 2018

The headlines from 1933 remind us that the worst moments in history often seem banal at the time they occur.

And so it is with Trump.

We are fortunate that we live in the time of television and can see in Trump's expressions, in his face, who this man really is, his cruelty, his conniving, his cunning, his brutality, his ugliness -- there for all to see. He wears his sadism on his face.

The third of Americans who support him. Don't they see that too? Or are they too masochistic to care?

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"... the thrill of cruelty ..." [View all] Cyrano Feb 2018 OP

Wow! kentuck Feb 2018 #1

In other words he sucks. lagomorph777 Feb 2018 #2

He reignites debate on the legitimacy of ideas we used to feel ashamed of. Orsino Feb 2018 #11

Excellent analysis! BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #3

I guess it's not "love trump thursday" at the NYT. mountain grammy Feb 2018 #4

Eloquent. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2018 #5

His supporters are ultimately liable Juliusseizure Feb 2018 #6

Trump was not elected. rainin Feb 2018 #8

Agreed. Voter suppression, "lost" and Cyrano Feb 2018 #19

A distinction without a difference. maxsolomon Feb 2018 #20

I didn't say the EC is unfair. rainin Feb 2018 #22

OK, then "we" (you) need to PROVE that OH, PA, MI were "stolen". maxsolomon Feb 2018 #23

its fairly scary if you ask me. We are slowly getting exhausted with all the BS going on. lancelyons Feb 2018 #7

Not new though... Caliman73 Feb 2018 #16

An eloquent response by Roger Cohen to that vile figure, Trump. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #9

He's their sadist sweetroxie Feb 2018 #15

It's incomprehensible to me that the Republicans are such lapdogs Sophia4 Feb 2018 #17

"Unerring in his detection of human weakness"? Wrong. Orsino Feb 2018 #10

Can you admit he has a talent for bullying? maxsolomon Feb 2018 #24

No. Orsino Feb 2018 #26

So true. Who could have ever imagined this after 8 years of Obama and the dignity he brought back to Pepsidog Feb 2018 #12

It was certainly a possibility. Caliman73 Feb 2018 #18

Powerful, insightful and freighting Pepsidog Feb 2018 #13

'Blood and soil' was a Nazi slogan. Aristus Feb 2018 #14

k and r. and saving to rerad when what passes for media makes me want to hurl something big and hea niyad Feb 2018 #21

Is there anybody out there who's sorry Cha Feb 2018 #25